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Rick Scott: “Petro has been despicable. You know, he's in the Belt and…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 01:48

And I'm very enthusiastic, if confirmed, to serve the American people in that capacity, but also help the Colombian people and help their economy. Well, Petro has been despicable. You know, he's in the Belt and road initial with China. He's not been a great friend of the United States. When I was governor of Florida, I think a lot of people up here probably had probably a bigger impact, but we got the Free Trade Agreement done, and by the time I left as governor, they were. (01:48–01:57)

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Asserts that [Colombian President Gustavo] Petro is involved in China's Belt and Road Initiative and is not a great friend of the U.S.

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